Festival customs in Zhejiang

The customs of different cities in Zhejiang vary greatly.

Three words

Celebrate the Spring Festival

In the ancient calendar,1on the evening of February 23rd, five kinds of fruits (sweets) were given to the master Jujube.

Twenty-four is commonly known as "New Year's Eve" and "Twenty-four Dust".

On 28th, a case was set up in the nave, and three prayers were offered, which was called "Xie Nian".

The evening of 30th (abortion 29th) is New Year's Eve. Also known as the end of the year, it is customary to collect debts on this day.

In the early morning of the 30th, I gave my blessing first, and set a console table in front of the hall for tea and other harvested fruits, lit incense and candles. Write Spring Festival couplets and door gods, stick them on both sides of the car door, hang lanterns or gauze lanterns, and hang New Year pictures.

On New Year's Eve, the old lady was invited to offer offerings, light incense and candles, bake bread and burn paper money to offer sacrifices to her ancestors.

After "New Year's Eve".

The "resigned" elders wrapped the "lucky money" in red paper and distributed it to the children.

Some people stay up all night and keep watch.

Set off firecrackers in the middle of the night and "close the door".

Bring the Kitchen God back in the middle of the night, and a new chef must be put in the kitchen.

On the first day of the first month, get up and set off firecrackers and shout to open the door.

Wearing new clothes, not working, not sweeping the floor, not collecting debts, not crying, not swearing, not hitting people, not killing people and other ominous behaviors.

On the fourth day of the first month, people began to pay New Year greetings and relatives began to visit. First battle, mother-in-law's house

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Lantern Festival, colorful lanterns, eating wheat coke at noon and bad soup at night.

Drink soup on the solstice in summer.

Eat winter solstice yen.

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